During December 2012, I worked on the drivetrain removal, because I wanted to do a good cleaning but also to do a general inspection.
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Everything starts by removing the hood
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Then this is the grill…
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… and fenders
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It’s radiator’s turn…
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… I want to give it to a pro for verification
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At this point I’m ready to lift the drivetrain
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The crane is in position…
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… chains are also ready
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The rear of the drivetrain lifts first, as planned…
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… but here this is too much, I had to readjust the chains
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Here is the empty engine bay, but it was not easy to get the drivetrain out of the front axle
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Here is very old dirt 😉
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Some long cleaning hours to go…
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Here is the drivetrain after removal
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Here also, some long cleaning hours to go
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On top of the cleaning operation, I plan to replace some damaged parts (cracked exhaust manifold, damaged steering boots, loose transmission arms…), install some other new parts for preventive maintenance and also install some parts to improve some aspects (electronic ignition system, additional cooling fan, expansion reservoir…).